Bill Text: CA SB1338 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-2)

Status: (Passed) 2022-09-14 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 319, Statutes of 2022. [SB1338 Detail]

Download: California-2021-SB1338-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1338

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Introduced by Senator Umberg

February 18, 2022

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An act relating to theft.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1338, as introduced, Umberg. Retail theft.

Existing law, until January 1, 2026, makes it a misdemeanor to commit organized retail theft. Existing law defines organized retail theft to include, among other acts, acting as an agent of another individual or group of individuals to steal merchandise from one or more merchant’s premises or online marketplaces as part of an organized plan to commit theft. Under existing law, acts of organized retail theft that are committed on 2 or more separate occasions within a 12-month period and that have an aggregate value that exceeds $950 are punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reduce the amount of retail theft.